Vikes 2 RBs in 3rd Rd

Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Browns steal Dike and grade out a A-.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chimere Dike fell into No. 254.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Bottom line, with Shemar Stewart leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In No. 12 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
By-the-book stuff, Jaxson Dart at the 33rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at the 67th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darien Porter
The board fumbled Darien Porter all the way to pick No. 94, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Fair-plus on JJ Pegues, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick 192 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Circle this one: Quincy Riley at Round 6, Pick 24 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jay Higgins in the 216th pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick254 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
They robbed the room for Chimere Dike here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.